Chapter 4 of Beware, the Usurpers! is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
A keeper or guardian of historical records and memories.
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Chapter 4 of Beware, the Usurpers! is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle. "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this? They'll be upstairs. Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true. I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
Chapter 4 of Beware, the Usurpers! is here in full — 76 sentences across 16 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
Reading 1/15 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5
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a large and stately mansion
From this reading “We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.”
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading “"Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?”
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading “We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.”
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading “We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.”
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading “Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.”
on a floor above
From this reading “They'll be upstairs.”
United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
From this reading “Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.”
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading “Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.”
English keeps certain words together, and knowing the pair is worth more than knowing each word alone. Every partnership below was counted across our whole published library, and earns its place by appearing far more often than two unrelated words of the same frequency would.
Shown as this reading writes them, with the form the library counts, what kind of pairing it is, and how often it occurs.
to come or go into
In this reading “We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.”
Every word in these five lines is listed here, and every one of them can be played on its own.
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
later than; following
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
Having no one else present.
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading They'll be upstairs.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
forsaken by owner or inhabitants
From this reading We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.
a quad with a square body
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
moving to the inside of something
From this reading We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
cut with a saw
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
express in words
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They'll be upstairs.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
on a floor above
From this reading They'll be upstairs.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went into the deserted hall of Exeter Castle.
during the time that
From this reading I'll be all right after a while, but now I want to be alone.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
United States writer who has written extensively on American culture (born in 1931)
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Tell 'em that it works, that I can see as Jerry Wolfe saw, and everything he told Alec was true.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Look, Colonel," I said, "will you tell them about this?
Chapter 4 of Beware, the Usurpers! by Robert W. Krepps holds 76 sentences, grouped into 16 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 4 holds 76 sentences of Beware, the Usurpers!, unabridged, divided into 16 reading sections.
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